General meetings are held the fourth Monday of each month (exceptions noted below). As of April, 2005 the general meeting location is at Native New Yorker Restaurant, Dobson and Guadalupe in Mesa. Meetings start at 7:00 P.M. Come early (6:30) and have dinner. Guests are always welcome! Contact us to verify meeting time and location.

Promote prudent use of public lands throughout the country.

Promote the sport of four-wheel drive in all its phases.

Provide social, educational and recreational activities for its membership.

Promote responsible use of 4 wheel drive vehicles.

Respect the environment by opposing: the crossing of open country in any vehicle, cutting fences, defacing terrain, vandalism and littering.

Support all principles of "Tread Lightly"

Participate in and support civic activities for the betterment of the community.

Monthly trips are organized by the club to provide four-wheel drive travel experiences.

Trips range in difficulty from mild(stock vehicle) to hard-core (very modified vehicle) and everything in between.

We encourage participation by people of all experience and skill levels. Guests are always welcome.

Camping Trips: Weekend camping trips of 2 or more days duration, depending on the time available.

Day/Night Runs: Day runs, usually on a Saturday, planned to take advantage of available daylight. Night Runs are usually on a Saturday night and generally require a higher degree of 4 wheel driving skills and equipment.

Wildcat Runs: Occasionally, members will decide to go on a spur of the moment trip, in addition to the monthly club run. These trips are typically announced by Email or phone calls.

Work projects: members assist local or national groups by providing labor, tools and vehicles for clean up and maintenance of trails or other public lands.

Spook Run: For the past 21 years, we have staged our annual fund raiser, "The Spook Run", around the Halloween season. See our latest Spook Run Results page for additional information.

Four Wheel Drive Safety: The club is active in the ASA4WDC Safety and Education program.

The Arizona Rough Riders Four-Wheel Drive Club was incorporated on October 11, 1978 and has been associated with the Arizona State Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs since its inception. The Arizona Rough Riders Four-Wheel Drive Club, Inc. is a non profit organization.

The club publishes a monthly newsletter "Bumpy Road News" which contains pertinent club information, including: officer listing, birthdays, anniversaries, member information (illnesses, births, etc.) club trip reports, a calendar of upcoming events, editorial comments, and any other tidbit that the editor feels like throwing in. To obtain a copy, make suggestions or requests please contact us.

The Arizona Rough Riders Four-Wheel Drive Club, Inc. adopted the Spare Tire Canyon trail as a civic function for semi-annual cleanup. Routine clean up events are held every March and November and are counted as an official club function for those months.

OFFICERS:
President: John Cox
Vice President: Kolby Klingaman
Secretary: Kim O'Niell
Treasurer: Linda Pufpaff
Past President: Peg Oneal
Bumpy Road News Editor: Anna Palmer
Membership: Glen Carpenter

BOARD:
2 Year Board Member:
2 Year Board Member:
1 Year Board Member: Jim Hopper
1 Year Board Member: Steve Pufpaff
Alternate Board Member: Roger Baum
Alternate Board Member: Jim Gibson

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Adopt-A-Road: Tom O'Neill
By-Laws: Sue Pitts
Safety: Mike Pitts
Shirts: Peg O'Neill
State Delegates: John Cox
Spook Rally: John Cox<- Yep, he does pretty much everything :)
Web Page: Kolby Klingaman

A prospective member, after initial introduction to the general membership, is required to attend a minimum of four (4) regular meetings and four (4) designated Club Runs within one year, with exception by Board approval. click here to contact us